National Grid has come under fire for two proposals related to natural gas. The utility company’s goal is to bring down the cost of electricity in the…
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RI Program Aimed At Reducing Recidivism Shows Encouraging Results
The program is called Nine Yards, as in the “whole nine yards,” and offers inmates with felony convictions workforce training and counseling while still…
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Drinking Water Sampling In Rhode Island Post-Flint
For a year and a half, tens of thousands of people in Flint, Michigan were exposed to drinking water with dangerously high levels of lead. In the wake…
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RIPR In The Classroom: Battle With The Sea
Listenwise helps teachers use stories from their local public radio station with students in their classrooms. Working with RIPR we identify relevant…
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US Companies Replace Teflon Toxin With Chemical Cousin. Is It Safe?
A new kind of water contamination has shown up all over the U.S., including New England. This time it’s not lead, like in the Flint, Michigan water…
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Cumberland Investigates Source Of PFOA In Drinking Water
Cumberland, Rhode Island popped up on a list of cities and towns that have unsafe levels of the chemical perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA. It’s used to…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Leave it to Rhode Island to provide a counter-narrative to the notion that the news slows down in summer, right? Thanks for stopping by for my weekly…
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State’s Largest Environmental Groups Take Stand Against Burrillville Power Plant
Three of the state’s largest environmental groups have announced their opposition to the proposed power plant in Burrillville, citing concerns over…
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Tony Simon Leaving As Elorza’s Chief Of Staff; Nicole Pollock To Succeed Him
Tony Simon is leaving his role as Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza’s chief of staff at the end of August to launch a political consulting firm. He’ll be…
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With Vow To Be A ‘Major Force,’ Rhode Island Working Families Makes Primary Endorsements
Rhode Island Working Families, the newish progressive group, has made six legislative endorsements, as part of the group’s aspiration to be “a major…